Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola is challenging Little Rock residents to put their cars in park and leave them that way for one week for the 3rd Annual Mayor's Car Free Challenge, starting today (Oct. 7).

I’ve found that if you want to startle your friends, one good way is to say, “I was riding the bus downtown the other day ...” Jaws drop, women faint, children run screaming from the room, dogs whine in terror. It’s a very satisfying spectacle.